[Seattle-editorial] Great Rant from the wire

[adili at riseup.net]

There's a world of quotable material out there on the web from the Founding
Fathers supporting this poster's assertion. As long as we're not asking the
question "What good will it do?", I say it'd be a good story.

Adili

Quoting Gentry Lange <g at art13.com>:

> I propose that with editing and links this would make a great article
> for
> the center column. It was found here:
> 
> http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25652&group=webcast
> 
> --Gentry
> 
> "I am sick to death of these self-proclaimed "patriots" demanding that
> they
> "are America". They are not. They are the willing, eager dupes of a
> profoundly corrupt, dishonest, and evil group of pandering demagogues,
> plutocrats, and imperialists who have hijacked power in this country.
> 
> ... YOU leave. YOU go to Canada. YOU go somewhere else. WE are America,
> not
> you. WE are the ones who uphold true American values: liberty, decency,
> kindness, justice, freedom, all of it. WE are the real Americans. YOU
> are
> brownshirts, thugs, and subversives. YOU are the fake Americans. YOU
> are
> supporters of those who are perverting the meaning and power of America.
> WE
> are the patriots. WE are the inheritors of this land. YOU are the
> wronging
> party, the injust, the corrupt, the traitors.
> 
> I am SICK and TIRED of hearing these "conservatives" and "pro-war"
> proponents of illegal, injust conquests, occupations, and colonizations
> parading themselves around in front of radio microphones and television
> cameras announcing to the world that they are "patriotic" and everyone
> else
> around them is some sort of evil, wrong, traitor. ... YOU are the
> traitors.
> YOU are the perverters of the meaning of this land and its government
> and
> values. YOU are the people who should pack up your bags and leave
> forever.
> Go on, get lost. There are plenty of tinpot dictatorships in the world
> where
> you and your ilk will fit in just fine.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: seattle-editorial-admin at lists.indymedia.org
> [mailto:seattle-editorial-admin at lists.indymedia.org]On Behalf Of
> seattle-editorial-request at lists.indymedia.org
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:02 AM
> To: seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> Subject: Seattle-editorial digest, Vol 1 #805 - 2 msgs
> 
> 
> Send Seattle-editorial mailing list submissions to
> 	seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> 
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> 	http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/seattle-editorial
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> 	seattle-editorial-request at lists.indymedia.org
> 
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> 	seattle-editorial-admin at lists.indymedia.org
> 
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Seattle-editorial digest..."
> 
> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1. Request for removal (Troy Prouty)
>    2. newswire disruption (Jason Reep)
> 
> --__--__--
> 
> Message: 1
> From: "Troy Prouty" <poeftr at hotmail.com>
> To: seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 16:30:48 +0000
> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] Request for removal
> 
> Many of these post are either duplicates or has lack of content -
> Or is a fabrication against Indy Media and other Left wing sources.
> 
> Please check this out and remove which one's you feel the need:
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25395&group=webcast
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25409&group=webcast
> 
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25394&group=webcast
> 
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25384&group=webcast
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25366&group=webcast
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25362&group=webcast
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25357&group=webcast
> 
> http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=25324&group=webcast
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*
> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
> 
> 
> --__--__--
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 10:01:50 -0700
> From: Jason Reep <jasonr at speakeasy.net>
> To: editorial at seattle.indymedia.org
> Subject: [Seattle-editorial] newswire disruption
> 
> is anyone else beginning to be aware of intentional disruption on the
> newswire. two pen-names in particular are standing out.  One just
> called
> Mark and another going by "AAP NEWSWIRE".  Not sure that it warrants
> broad action just yet but it's becoming clear that the effort it being
> made again to at very least water down the newswire.
> 
> -jason
> 
> 
> 
> --__--__--
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Seattle-editorial mailing list
> Seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/seattle-editorial
> 
> 
> End of Seattle-editorial Digest
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Seattle-editorial mailing list
> Seattle-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/seattle-editorial
>